That allows it to increase its presence in the European Parliament, but it's a weaker performance than in Germany's 2017 national election. He did not however directly address the possibility of joining up in the EU parliament with like-minded leaders such as Italy's Salvini. In the last EU election in 2014, Farage's former UKIP party won 27% of the vote, helping build momentum in the push to get Britain out of the EU. The U.K. has 73 seats at the European Parliament, and its lawmakers would lose their jobs when their country leaves the EU. The projection also points to a comeback for the Greens, who lost their seats in Germany's national parliament in 2017.

Source: ABC News May 26, 2019 15:36 UTC